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Re: Ao no Exorcist Hangout Thread

After the last chapter it seems everyone will soon know everything about everyone. Tatsuma wrote to Rin about Shirou's mission so he knows of Rin's ancestry. Now Rin knows about Kurara and Tatsuma's real goal. Yukio and Shura know it too, so the Order will hear about it soon. The Snake girl heard the real story finally too and Juuzou (uhm, Shima's brother) will witness Tatsuma fighting and tell Myou Dha about it. So yeah. It's time for a battle now, I guess.

Re: Ao no Exorcist Hangout Thread

Originally Posted by earthforge

Brings me to another question. How much about Rin does Tatsuma know? So Tatsuma knew about Shiro and how the Koumaken was stolen. But how does he know that Shiro raised Rin? Does he know that the Koumaken now seals Rin's power?

Tatsuma may have run into Shiro again. Tatsuma may have done some research on his own.

I would think that Tatsuma had run into Shiro again, and this time, Shiro told him more about Rin's problem and they decided to work out a solution together. Tatsuma might even have been responsible for putting up the seal on the Koumaken when they first sealed Rin's powers. I mean, at the time when Rin was just born. It seems like Tatsuma knew Rin's name, at the very least, since he actually said to Rin, "I see, you are..." when they'd first met.

Originally Posted by earthforge

Oh yeah, I almost forgot. Remember how Tatsuma installed security cameras on the room with the Eye? That tells me that he's been working behind the scenes. He also was working in the abandoned temple some chapters ago (last page of the chapter). Perhaps he was talking to Kurara?

Regarding that, Tatsuma probably knew that someone was going to make a second attempt at stealing the Eye again, seeing as how they'd failed the first time. And he had perhaps missed the Myou Dha meeting which was held after the first attempt in order to set up the security cameras.

I somehow doubt that Tatsuma would be able to communicate with Karura in the abandoned temple unless he was conducting a ritual? I thought that he was merely reinforcing the seals on the Impure King so that the Impure King's body would remain dehydrated (using the fire that was lit under its body when Mamushi and Saburota entered the room in the abandoned temple, perhaps?).

Re: Ao no Exorcist Hangout Thread

Did you notice that we've seen a picture of Kurara already? CLICK It has the same shape of the wings as here. And it's drawn hovering over Tatsuma, its flames surrounding the monk.

Still, I have a hard time believing that Tatsuma has Kurara up his sleeve... It just doesn't fit with the image of a lonely monk hiding a secret that the Myou Dha people has been completely alone suppressing the Impure King without their demon deity for the last 150 years. If Kurara was still in contact with the sect, why would anyone make such a fuss that it's not sealed inside the sword? I got the impression that it left for good, maybe in exchange for suppressing the IK. Maybe he left his flames with the Myou Dha to help keeping him tied or something like that.

Re: Ao no Exorcist Hangout Thread

Did you notice that we've seen a picture of Kurara already? CLICK It has the same shape of the wings as here. And it's drawn hovering over Tatsuma, its flames surrounding the monk.

To tell the truth, I'd forgotten all about that! Thanks for the link!

Originally Posted by Kryanka

Still, I have a hard time believing that Tatsuma has Kurara up his sleeve... It just doesn't fit with the image of a lonely monk hiding a secret that the Myou Dha people has been completely alone suppressing the Impure King without their demon deity for the last 150 years. If Kurara was still in contact with the sect, why would anyone make such a fuss that it's not sealed inside the sword? I got the impression that it left for good, maybe in exchange for suppressing the IK. Maybe he left his flames with the Myou Dha to help keeping him tied or something like that.

Well, I think that Karura did leave the sword (and Myou Dha) when the Impure King was first suppressed by the founder of Myou Dha. And the fire that burns under the dehydrated body of the Impure King seems to be just the regular fire that is kept burning by the generations of the Head Monks of Myou Dha. I meant to say that Tatsuma had perhaps made a contract with Karura separately in order to get rid of the Impure King for once and for all.

Re: Ao no Exorcist Hangout Thread

anya: Indeed, I recognized that. The same wing. Was also a part of the reason why I didn't believe Mephisto was Karura. I think Karura isn't a very strong demon. I think the stronger demons are, the harder it is to find something to possess. So Mephisto and Amaimon can only possess humans, and goblins can only possess mice, and ghouls can only possess dead bodies. It looks like Karura either possesses a bird or flames.

I agree with addenza, that Tatsuma only recently made a contract with Karura to destroy the Impure King. I wonder why other generations didn't try it - was it because they had to sacrifice something? Was it because they just didn't know how? Tatsuma needs to have some way to destroy the Impure King as he says he will destroy it. I don't think he'd put this burden on Rin's shoulders, who he just considers as a kid who's a friend of his son.

Re: Ao no Exorcist Hangout Thread

No problem, addenza

Originally Posted by earthforge

anya: Indeed, I recognized that. The same wing. Was also a part of the reason why I didn't believe Mephisto was Karura. I think Karura isn't a very strong demon. I think the stronger demons are, the harder it is to find something to possess. So Mephisto and Amaimon can only possess humans, and goblins can only possess mice, and ghouls can only possess dead bodies. It looks like Karura either possesses a bird or flames.

I love this theory! But Karura seems to be something different. I used to think that it possessed Kurikara and Fukaku was something like its friend, talking to it and stuff, like shimigamis with their zanpakutous in Bleach.

Ok, you two convinced me that Karura is back. The demon by itself was no match for the Impure King, so it's not like the genius thought of summoning it and getting rid of the IK for good somehow didn't occur to the Most High Priests for 150 years. Also, I don't think that previous MHPs lacked courage, determination, talent or knowledge to contact the demon. I think it's for some reason risky, it's a gamble that may end bad for the good side, not only the High Priest. In fact, something similar to using satan's son to fight him.

Maybe Tatsuma's request would be to give Kurikara back to Karura? For some time, at least?